TAG Heuer announced its partnership with British luxury carmaker Aston Martin during last week’s Geneva International Motor Show, and, as we expected, the announcement of the first special-edition timepieces springing from the partnership were not far behind. Here’s what you need to know about the special Aston Martin editions of the TAG Heuer Carrera 01 and TAG Heuer Formula 1.
TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer 01 Aston Martin (Ref. CAR2A1AB.FT6163)
Fans of Aston Martin ? most renowned for being the automobile marque of choice for Britain’s cinematic superspy, James Bond ? will be happy to see that the watches are not simply standard models with a logo added but heavily influenced aesthetically by elements of the cars. The Carrera Heuer 01 Aston Martin Special Edition, for example, has had its movement skeletonized in a hexagonal pattern reminiscent of the grille detailing on an Aston Martin Vantage. In addition, the sides of 45-mm steel case have been enhanced with parallel “speed lines” that evoke a racetrack, and chronograph pushers that resemble a car engine’s pistons. Perhaps the most significant change to the Carrera case is found in the lugs, which have been reshaped to evoke the look of an Aston Martin’s bodywork. The dial’s hexagonal pattern echoes the details on an Aston Martin Vantage.
The watch’s tachymeter bezel is made of black ceramic and engraved with an Aston Martin logo, and the caseback is made of black PVD ste...